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Book of Fighting Against Rebels

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كتاب قتال أهل البغي

Aisha narrated: "When the Prophet became sick in the beginning of the illness from which he died, he came out to my apartment supported by two men, and said, 'I wish I had not punished so-and-so!' He meant a woman from the Ansar whom he had punished in a case of slander. Aisha said: 'Then on the day he died, he came out to my apartment while I was supporting his head. He said, 'I wish I had not punished so-and-so!' I said, 'Perhaps you are feeling better today?' He said, 'I wish I had not punished so-and-so!' I said, 'Perhaps you are feeling better today?' He said, 'Bring me my shoulder water-skin.' So we poured water on him, and he performed ablution and prayed, and he said, 'Support me between two of you towards the apartment of Aisha, for I will die in the house where I celebrated my marriage.' I said, 'Perhaps you will feel better today, Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'Woe to my head! Woe to my head! Rather, I will die in the house where I celebrated my marriage.' So he went out to my apartment, and he was overcome by his agony at the time of the afternoon prayer. The Messenger of Allah looked at me and said, 'O Aisha, woe to my head because of this agony!' I said, 'Perhaps you will be relieved, Messenger of Allah, for Allah will not make your affairs difficult for you.' He said, 'Woe to my head because of this agony! O Aisha, what day is this?' I said, 'It is Monday, Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Yes, and it is the day on which I was born, and the day on which I was sent (as a Prophet) and the day on which I was brought (to Medina after migrating).' Then he said, 'Bring me your father and your brother so that I can write something for Abu Bakr, for I am afraid that one who has a desire may have a different desire (from what I want), and Allah and the believers will only accept the truth from Abu Bakr."